With the failure of Doha talks focus is on EPA’s
2 Aug 2008
With the failure of the Doha development round trade talks fresh in everyone’s minds, the focus now shifts to the equally controversial Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’s).
With the failure of the Doha development round trade talks fresh in everyone’s minds, the focus now shifts to the equally controversial Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’s).
The EPA’s are an attempt to create a free trade area between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP). The EU says with no Doha deal, the EPA’s need to concluded as soon as possible.
The Doha deal promised much but in the end failed to deliver. The global stand-off between developing and developing countries ground to a halt in Geneva earlier this week after seven years of hard bargaining.
Source: Bilaterals.org
